Sunday, September 02, 2012
Cruel Conservatives Throw a Masquerade Ball - NYTimes.com - Maureen Dowd - It was remarkable to watch Mitt Romney ignore the empty seats and airless mood and reach deep inside himself to give a speech in which he appeared genuine. It was also remarkable to see that even when he looks genuine, he still seems fake. And despite the soft quiver in his voice, and Ann’s nonstop transfusions of emotion and wrenching testimonials from Mormons forced to publicly relive family tragedies simply to give Mitt a personality, the terribly erect candidate still seemed as remote as Jupiter.
Obama: GOP Convention Was from Era of Black-and-White TV - National Journal Staff - NationalJournal.com - The president said the GOP event showcased bad deas from the last century.
Cardinal: Catholics ‘200 Years Behind’ - The Daily Beast - Are these his Last Rites? Eighty-five-year-old Italian Cardinal Carlo Martini died on Friday but has slammed the Catholic Church for being “200 years behind” the times in an interview he asked to be published after his death. Corriere della Sera, an Italian newspaper, published the last interview with the archbishop of Milan, which urged the church to change their “tired” ways, which are “200 years behind.”
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